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Britain Debrief with Ben Judah

Britain Debrief is a new series of short interviews on Britain in the world brought to you by Ben Judah, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank, in Washington DC. Every week Ben interviews a leading politician, thinker, analyst and more to work out Britain's place post-Brexit from all sides of the political field.  

Nov 23, 2021

Can Britain and France get on?

How does the French establishment feel about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson? Which of France's main foreign policy objectives currently match those of the UK? Does Brexit still cast a shadow of UK-European relations?

To get a broader perspective, I interviewed Georgina Wright, a Senior...


Nov 16, 2021

What is Britain’s place in a populist age?

Is Anglo-American democracy decaying? Has politics become over-personalized around populist leaders? What does this mean as war scares impact Eastern Europe?

To better understand the security implications of this, I spoke with Dr. Fiona Hill, a Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at...


Nov 12, 2021

What does the Northern Ireland Protocol and the threat of the UK triggering Article 16 mean for Northern Ireland?

The United Kingdom is threatening to use Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, which suspends the agreement either in part or as a whole, amid tough talks with...